It’s unusual to have 2 refrigerators in a dorm room. My bet is she’s expecting/assuming sharing hers with you. If that’s the case and you bring your own, it’s quite possible you’ll offend her.
Don’t do anything and order from Amazon after you get there if sharing isn’t the right answer.
@JustGraduate it’s pretty common at my college for roommate to have individual fridges so that’s not really and issue. I’m not terribly worried about her being offended by and I’m actively trying to avoid a situation in which I do not have a fridge. I think I said this upthread but I have no interest in purchasing a fridge, as I can’t move it back and forth and my college does not have on campus storage
OP, glad you solved your question. You both have done what is convenient for you and this little thing won’t be in the way of a great year ahead.
Be prepared for anything. It sounds like new roommate wasn’t enthusiastic about getting back to OP, and volunteering to share her fridge or agree to rent one together and leave hers at home. You wonder if this is some insight of things to come. I have had 2 kids with 8 years of Boarding School experience on roommates (singles, doubles, triples, suite living etc.) and now 1 with 3 years of college roommate experiences and 1 with one.
That said, each student has his/her own idea about what expectations they have for their roommate, and the best way to proceed is to go in with the idea of hoping to get along and be respectful of each other, nothing more and nothing less.
@preppedparent I honest don’t know what to expect but I hope she’s ok. I’m not going in expecting a best friend or enemy, just someone to share space with and be respectful towards